Triple Mocha Brownies

These brownies are mocha, mocha, mocha! These mocha brownies have chopped chocolate covered espresso beans and are topped with a chocolate espresso glaze. Coffee and chocolate lovers will love these brownies so make a whole bunch and pass them around. … Continue reading

Chocolate Peppermint Bars

Everybody loves a good cookie bar! These chocolate peppermint bars are sure to please any peppermint and chocolate fanatic. The bars are great for cookie exchanges and as homemade holiday gifts, that’s assuming you don’t gobble them up right away. … Continue reading

Chocolate Covered Raisins & Peanuts: Delicious Homemade Holiday Gifts

I love to give homemade gifts for holidays because it tells the person that you are giving the gift to that you are thinking of them. Homemade gifts can be personalized, are easy to make and are fun to do. … Continue reading

Coffee Ice Cream & Dark Chocolate Covered Espresso Beans

I never thought I would like coffee ice cream because I don’t like the taste of coffee but a few years ago I finally broke down and had a spoonful. There has been no going back. I love coffee ice … Continue reading

Thomas Jefferson’s Vanilla Ice Cream Recipe

Statesman, politician, writer and gourmand are just a few words to describe Thomas Jefferson. The dinners created and served at Monticello were a re-imagining of several fantastic delicacies that Jefferson encountered while abroad. It is assumed that Jefferson first encountered … Continue reading

Christmas Cookie Roundup # 1

It’s the day after Thanksgiving and that means the start of Christmas cookie baking. Are you excited because I am! Here is a list of some great Christmas cookies to start of your holiday baking with a bang! Bars Decadent … Continue reading

Decadent Salted Chocolate Chip Brownies

These are not the brownies your grandma baked for you as a little kid. These are not sickly sweet, barely chocolatey brownies. These brownies taste like a delicious chocolate bar and are flavored with espresso powder and Sel Gris. These … Continue reading

Snickerdoodles

Stephen’s favorite Christmas cookies are snickerdoodles. I had never heard of these cookies when we started dating so I learned to bake them and made them for our first Valentine’s day. I didn’t know that making them with cookie cutters … Continue reading